University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning will host a conference, Future of Urbanism, March 19 & 20, 2010. An international roster of speakers – academics and practioners – will address some of the most critical issues facing our cities and their environs in six sessions, comprised of 15-minute segments and a […]

Initial concept for the University of Michigan School of Architecture Faculty Library. This is the first attempt at a parametric model using grasshopper to create shelving and divide the spaces within the existing shell to better suit the current needs of the school.

Tests 02 + 03 of the sprayed polyurethane foam structure. In these tests we were testing several parameters/variables between the digital model, kuka robotic language, and the physical manifestation. In the third test we have added a control to the actuator adding noticeable differences, and have further continued to test this variable, standoff distance and […]

aggregation of modules test

Video from initial spray foam test using the KUKA 7-axis robot. At this moment we were testing the foams ability to adhere to vertical surfaces, also checking for any deflection occurring within a two foot cantilever –the test sample showed no signs of deflection. A second testing this week will look at the foams ability […]

We are pleased to inform you about ACADIA 2010 – Life in:formation: On responsive information and variation in architecture, Call for Papers and Projects. ACADIA 2010 will focus on the changing nature of information and its impact on architectural education, research, and practice. The conference will gather leading practitioners, theorists, and researchers who will examine […]

For this semester’s ‘Robotic Fabrication in Architecture’ course our team will be exploring foam contour crafting techniques using Tcaup’s KUKA 6-axis industrial mill. Precedents for this technique have been under development since last fall, however similar processes used in concrete contour crafting have been explored for the past couple of years, most notably in the […]